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Jul 03, 2026

Aligned Raises $60 Million In Series B Funding Led By PeakSpan Capital

Aligned raised $60 million in Series B funding led by PeakSpan Capital, with participation from Hetz Ventures, JAL Ventures, and NFX, as the company expands its AI-powered B2B sales platform. Founded by Gal Aga, Gal Dietsch, and Yotam Sela, Aligned builds AI agents that automate complex enterprise sales workflows by organizing stakeholders, documents, and deal execution from first meeting to contract close. The new funding brings the company's total capital raised to $73.8 million and will support continued product development and team expansion. FOUNDERS: Gal Aga, Gal Dietsch & Yotam Sela INVESTORS: PeakSpan Capital, Hetz Ventures, JAL Ventures & NFX ROUND: Series B AMOUNT: $60,000,000 HQ: New York, New York #VentureCapital #Aligned #PeakSpanCapital #GalAga #TradedVC

Jul 02, 2026

Luxonis Secures $14 Million Series A Funding From Denali Growth Partners And Taiwania Capital

Luxonis, a Denver-based spatial AI startup, has raised $14 million in Series A funding in its first institutional financing round after more than seven years of operating with friends-and-family backing. The round was led by Denali Growth Partners, with participation from Taiwania Capital, and will help the company expand production capacity, grow its R&D and go-to-market teams, and further develop its OAK4 cloud perception ecosystem and robotic vision platform. CEO Bradley Dillon said the investment will accelerate Luxonis' growth as it scales technology that gives machines human-like perception for physical AI applications across industries including agriculture, defense, industrial automation, medtech, and warehousing. FOUNDERS: Shawn McLaughlin & Martin Peterlin INVESTORS: Denali Growth Partners & Taiwania Capital ROUND: Series A AMOUNT: $14,000,000 HQ: Denver, Colorado #VentureCapital #Luxonis #ShawnMcLaughlin #MartinPeterlin #TradedVC

Jul 02, 2026

Kling AI Secures $2 Billion In Venture Capital Funding To Expand AI Video Operations

Kling AI, the AI video generation spinoff from Kuaishou Technology, has raised an initial $2 billion in venture capital funding to expand its AI video operations, with the round potentially growing to about $3 billion as additional investors join. Valued at $15 billion before the financing, the company develops AI-powered tools that generate videos and short films from text prompts and is competing with rivals including ByteDance’s Seedance and Shengshu, while benefiting from strong demand that helped lift its annual recurring revenue to about $500 million following the launch of Kling 3.0. AMOUNT: $2,000,000,000 HQ: Singapore #VentureCapital #KlingAI #TradedVC

Jul 02, 2026

Magnify Ventures Raises $46.6 Million For Second Fund Focused On Care Economy Startups

Magnify Ventures has raised $46.6 million for its second fund, with backing from limited partners including Melinda French Gates' Pivotal Ventures. Founded in 2021 by Joanna Drake and Julie Wroblewski, the early-stage venture firm invests in startups focused on the care economy, including assistive robotics, family cybersecurity, and AI for the home. Fund II will target companies building AI tools for households, health and home systems, and fintech infrastructure for families. The firm previously raised a $52 million Fund I in 2022 and has backed startups such as Kinside and Till Financial.\ FOUNDERS: Joanna Drake & Julie Wroblewski AMOUNT: $46,600,000 HQ: Santa Monica, California #VentureCapital #MagnifyVentures #JoannaDrake #JulieWroblewski #TradedVC

Jul 02, 2026

Microsoft Launches New AI Company Frontier With $2.5 Billion Commitment And Industry Experts

Microsoft launched Microsoft Frontier Company, a new enterprise AI deployment business backed by a $2.5 billion commitment and 6,000 industry and engineering experts to help customers implement Microsoft's existing AI tools. The initiative, highlighted by Microsoft Commercial Business CEO Judson Althoff as a broader effort than traditional forward-deployed engineering, launches with early partnerships including the London Stock Exchange Group, Unilever, Land O’Lakes and Accenture, leveraging Microsoft's existing footprint across the Fortune 500. FOUNDERS: Bill Gates & Paul Allen #VentureCapital #Microsoft #MicrosoftFrontierCompany #BillGates #PaulAllen #TradedVC

Jul 02, 2026

10Beauty Raises $23.5 Million In Funding Round Led By Story Ventures

10Beauty, a Burlington, Massachusetts-based robotics company developing a full-service robotic manicure system, has raised $23.5 million in a funding round led by Story Ventures, bringing its total funding to more than $70 million. The company will use the capital to advance its technology, prepare for broader operations, and expand deployments with retail and salon partners as it grows beyond its current locations with Ulta Beauty, Nordstrom, and other partners, backed by agreements for approximately 850 machines. FOUNDERS: Alex Shashou & Justin Effron INVESTOR: Story Ventures AMOUNT: $23,500,000 HQ: Burlington, Massachusetts #VentureCapital #10Beauty #AlexShashou #JustinEffron #TradedVC